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#6D6471

Gray · medium cool gray

About #6D6471

#6D6471 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 43% red, 39% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Gray (ΔE 13.2), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #687164 (gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.66:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.66:1).

Colour codes

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Red109
Green100
Blue113

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.2
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 13.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #6D6471

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #6D6471.
5.66:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #6D6471.
3.71:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #6D6471 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#6D6471
Protanopia (no red cones)
#636672
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#646771
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6D6568

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #6D6471?

#6D6471 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 43% red, 39% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #6D6471?

Use white text. White on #6D6471 has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #6D6471?

Its complementary colour is #687164, and analogous partners are #666471 and #71646E.